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The economics of mobile telecommunications /

Offers a comprehensive economic analysis of the main determinants of growth in the mobile telecommunications industry. Detailed country studies provide empirical evidence for the development of the main themes. This research-based survey will appeal to a wide range of applied industrial economists w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gruber, Harald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • A new and fast-growing industry
  • Business strategies for firms
  • Radio spectrum availability as a key determinant for market structure
  • Stylised features of the mobile telecommunications industry
  • Some technology history
  • Characteristics of alternative cellular systems
  • Subscriber trends
  • Evolution of mobile telecommunications revenues
  • Trends in cost
  • Regulation
  • The evolution of national markets for cellular mobile telecommunications services
  • The analytical framework
  • Empirical evidence for the policy matrix
  • Country studies
  • The determinants of the diffusion of cellular mobile telecommunications services
  • Preliminary considerations on diffusion and market structure
  • The econometric model
  • Empirical results
  • Market conduct and pricing issues in mobile markets
  • Theoretical considerations on market conduct
  • Product differentiation strategies in mobile telecommunications
  • Empirical research on market behaviour
  • Theoretical foundations for pricing in mobile telecommunications
  • Welfare analysis of charging regimes
  • Mobile telecommunications pricing, by type of service
  • Price trends in mobile telecommunications
  • Issues in radio spectrum management
  • International spectrum allocation
  • National spectrum assignment
  • Spectrum assignment in practice
  • 3G auctions in Europe
  • Discussion of the experience of European 3G auctions
  • Administrative procedures for European 3G spectrum licences
  • The evolution of market structure in mobile telecommunications markets
  • The theoretical framework
  • The profitability of the mobile telecommunications sector in Europe
  • The design of market structure for 3G markets in Europe
  • The aftermath of 3G licensing.